001/* $Id: SetNext.java 992732 2010-09-05 08:44:36Z simonetripodi $
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018package org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.rules;
019
020import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
021import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
022import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
023import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
024import java.lang.annotation.Target;
025
026import org.apache.commons.digester.SetNextRule;
027import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRule;
028import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.handlers.MethodHandler;
029import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.providers.SetNextRuleProvider;
030
031/**
032 * Methods annotated with {@code SetNext} will be bound
033 * with {@code SetNextRule} digester rule.
034 *
035 * @see org.apache.commons.digester.Digester#addSetNext(String,String,String)
036 * @since 2.1
037 */
038@Documented
039@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
040@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
041@DigesterRule(
042        reflectsRule = SetNextRule.class,
043        providedBy = SetNextRuleProvider.class,
044        handledBy = MethodHandler.class
045)
046public @interface SetNext {
047
048    /**
049     * Defines the concrete implementation(s) of @SetNext annotated method
050     * argument.
051     *
052     * @return the concrete implementation(s) of @SetNext annotated method
053     *         argument.
054     */
055    Class<?>[] value() default {};
056
057}